Day: 05/20/2019

BE HOME BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME ON – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 05/20/2019 • ( 45 )

When I was growing up … and even when my son was growing up in the 1970s, kids went out to play. Alone. Unsupervised. Unstructured. Disorganized with not a single adult to keep an eye on us. We built “forts”… Read More ›

TOO BUSY AND NOT PARTICULARLY DISINGENUOUS – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 05/20/2019 • ( 26 )

FOWC with Fandango — Disingenuous I am not (mostly) disingenuous. I certainly lack false modesty. Okay, that’s not true either. I’m really terrible at taking compliments, especially when I am not sure I deserve them — but I really improve if… Read More ›

THE CRASHING SQUIRREL – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 05/20/2019 • ( 23 )

I’ve been going eyeball to eyeball with our local squirrels. First, I thought we had just a few squirrels, but lately, I realize we have all of them. The entire woods full of squirrels are part of our world. They… Read More ›

LONG DISTANCE LIFE – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 05/20/2019 • ( 10 )

I used to have a vibrant and full social life with lots of lunch dates with women and dinners with couples. There were trips to museums and shows with friends, dinner parties at people’s homes, meetings with fellow volunteers and… Read More ›

SOLOMON’S SEAL – WILD IN MY GARDEN – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 05/20/2019 • ( 20 )

Solomon’s Seal – FOTD – 05/20/19 Our Solomon’s Seal plants originally grew in our woods. I moved about half a dozen plants about half a dozen feet into the light. It now grows in huge batches along the driveway. It… Read More ›